ENTERTAINMENT

Judge grants Taylor Swift restraining order against man

A Los Angeles judge granted Taylor Swift a three-year restraining order on Tuesday against a man who according to court filings has threatened the singer's family over his belief that he is married to her.

Court filings by Swift state that Sweet has sent messages threatening to harm the entertainer’s family or anyone who interferes with his perceived relationship with her. The singer wrote in a sworn declaration that she fears for her safety in public and at home.

“Mr. Sweet’s course of conduct, including threats to harm my family, are seriously alarming and harassing and are extremely distressing to me and my family,” Swift wrote in a sworn declaration filed March 3.

Sweet has also gone to the singer’s homes in Beverly Hills and Nashville, the filings state.

Sweet did not attend Tuesday’s hearing and did not respond to the singer’s restraining order petition, which included several online messages that were attributed to Sweet.

“Dearest Taylor, I’ll kill any man who gets in the way of our marriage,” one of the messages stated, according to the filing.

Sweet has not been charged in Los Angeles with making threats, court records show.

The restraining order covers Swift’s parents, her homes and places where she works in Los Angeles and Nashville.